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Re:A new kind of map: it’s about time by ctdonath on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @11:46AM (#15295049)
Alternative would be to keep the standard geographic map, but have clear points on all possible destinations X minutes away - ideally with a slider, watching the "X minutes" points slide around. Actually pretty easy, given each road segment knowing expected speed, and "X+1" just extending into untraveled areas.
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Re:A new kind of map: it’s about time by jamessb on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @12:15PM (#15295429)
There are many interactive isochrone maps with sliders - one such example is [1]. Other isochrone maps listed here [2] may also have time sliders.

[1]: http://property.mapumental.com

[2]: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Isochrone#Examples

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Re:A new kind of map: it’s about time by ctdonath on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @01:31PM (#15296231)
They're all public transit. I'm looking for general roads, re: "I'm here, where can I drive to in 35 minutes?"
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Re:A new kind of map: it’s about time by lemonlyman516 on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @03:18PM (#15297254)
Mapbox actually has this! Peter, the author, shared our github plugin to generate isochrones in your browser. https://blog.mapbox.com/add-isochrones-to-your-next-applicat...
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Re:A new kind of map: it’s about time by ctdonath on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @05:00PM (#15298200)
The demo of that is staggeringly awesome. Thank you.
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